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Originally Posted by 58thecat
He chose to go to his home state...this state promoted slavery which needed to be stopped...no dought a great general and all just on the wrong side from my perspective.
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The fact that Robert E. owned slaves was not cool, but his real sin was that Robert E. was a traitor to a country that as a soldier he swore to protect.
Robert E. should not be forgotten, his story should always be told, but to remember him as some sort of hero may invite a repeat of history. Robert E. should be put in his proper place and remembered more like Benedict Arnold, or the New Testament Judas.